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10.73(16) .- 10.74(8) (16) Farm signs are limited to on-premise signs (4) Crop signs shall have a maximum size of 3 identifying a farm by its name or by the farmer's square feet and be erected to a height not to name and may contain additional historical exceed 10 feet. Such signs shall be located not less information such as date of founding or century than 50 feet from the site advertised on the sign, farm designation or name or logo of the sign and there shall not be more than one such sign per sponsor. row of crop. (17) Flashing or rotating lights on signs are not (5) Ground on-premise signs shall have a permitted. maximum size of 32 square feet where the speed (18) A garage sale sign may be displayed 7 days limit on the adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour prior to the date of the sale and must be removed or less, 64 square feet where the maximum no later than the day following the event. The sign permissible speed on the adjacent highway is must be located on the premises of the garage sale. between 36 and 45 miles per hour, and 96 square (19) Graphic signs are not permitted. feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway (20) Logos may contain only the emblem or name . is more than 45 miles per hour. Such a sign may of the business located on the same property or, on be erected to a height not to exceed 12 feet where farm and crop signs, the name or emblem of the the speed limit on the adjacent highway is 35 miles business sponsoring the signs. Logos may not be per hour or less, 16 feet where the speed limit on larger than 25% of the sign copy area and shall be the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles included within said copy area. per hour, and 20 feet where the speed limit on the (21) Except for time and temperature signs and adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. electronic signs, no fluttering, undulating, rotating, There shall be no more than one such sign for each or other moving signs shall be permitted. road frontage and the sign shall be located not (22) Plantings or structures that exceed 30 inches more than 200 feet from the site advertised on the in height are prohibited beneath ground and pylon sign, except that signs for residential or commercial signs. plats, limited family business and recreational (23) Sign trim is permitted on all signs and may be facilities such as golf courses and camp grounds installed around the outside of the sign copy area. may be installed at the property entrance locations The square foot area of the trim shall not be greater even though the signs might be more than 200 feet than 25% of the permitted copy area of the sign. from the site advertised. (24) No sign, temporary or otherwise, shall be (6) Billboards shall have a maximum size of 300 affixed to a tree or utility pole, fence or fence pole, square feet and be erected to a height not to or be painted on a stone. exceed 35 feet above the centerline of the adjacent [History: 10.73 rep., recr., Sub. 2 to OA 6, 1989-90, pub. highway at the location of the sign, with a 09/21/90.] minimum distance of 300 feet between signs and a 10.74 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR VARIOUS total copy area not to exceed 300 square feet per Sign. TYPES OF SIGNS. Signs of various types shall be (7) Construction signs shall have a maximum size installed according to the regulations set forth of 64 square feet and be erected to a height not to below: exceed 12 feet. Such signs shall be located on site, (1) Agriculture signs shall have a maximum size of with no more-.than one such sign on the site's road 32 square feet and be erected to a height not to frontage. exceed 8 feet. Such signs shall be located not less (8) Development signs shall have a maximum size than .25 miles from other signs and not more than of 32 square feet where the speed limit on the 1 mile from the site advertised on the sign. adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 64 (2) Apartment signs shall have a maximum size of square feet where the maximum permissible speed 32 square feet and be erected to a height not to on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 exceed 8 feet. Such signs shall be located on the miles per hour, and 96 square feet where the speed site advertised on the sign. Not more than one limit on the adjacent highway is more than 45 such sign is permitted for an apartment complex. miles per hour. Such a sign may be erected to a (3) Auxiliary signs shall have a maximum size of 5 height not to exceed 10 feet where the speed limit • square feet and be erected to a height not to on the adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or exceed 4 feet, with a total copy area not to exceed less, 15 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent 50 square feet. Such signs shall be located on the highway is between 36 and 45 miles per hour, and site advertised on the sign. 20 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent Page 10-47 . rev. 013197